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I learned to live with my ribs slightly open Just in case something needed a place to sleep Sometimes it was grief, Sometimes memory Sometimes the quiet I’ve been chasing all my life I have let the dark crawl in Just to see if it would remember my name And I have learned to cradle it in my chest like it is a child I cannot save
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Mar 17
Mar 17, 2026 at 9:49 AM UTC
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I learned to live with my ribs slightly open Just in case something needed a place to sleep Sometimes it was grief, Sometimes memory Sometimes the quiet I’ve been chasing all my life I have let the dark crawl in Just to see if it would remember my name And I have learned to cradle it in my chest like it is a child I cannot save
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Mar 17
Mar 17, 2026 at 9:49 AM UTC
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